We checked out the old Bear Hole itself where the restaurant and Bear Hole Resort once stood built over the brook. The three legged bear was caged here as a tourist attraction, known as the bear den. Getting out to hike where we could see the ground we headed for Bear Hole Reservoir on the Westfield/West Springfield line taking the New England Trail in to the loop trail at the Bear Hole Reservoir. We parked at Bush Notch at the end of Old Holyoke Road where section 3 of the NET crosses. Historical info at https://www.wsenvironmentalcommittee.org/history-photos.html

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